FILE - In this Friday, April 9, 2021 filer photo, medical staff members administer shots of Russia s Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19, at the San Marino State Hospital, in San Marino. The tiny Republic of San Marino on Wednesday announced a plan to offer vaccines to tourists, on the heels of its successful vaccination campaign with the Russian Sputnik V. Under the plan, tourists can get vaccinated as long as they reserve two stays of at least three nights, with the second coming three to four weeks after the first for the second jab. The program launches on Monday.
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It warned that the surge is pushing hospitals and health systems to the brink of collapse.
Seven out of 10 countries globally that are doubling their infection numbers the fastest are in Asia and the Pacific, it said. Laos took just 12 days to see its cases double, and the number of confirmed infections in India has doubled in under two months to more than 23 million, the Red Cross said in a statement.
A man performs rituals as bodies of people who died of COVID-19 are cremated at an open crematorium on the outskirts of Bengaluru, Karnataka state, India.(AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
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Red Cross says coronavirus cases exploding in Asia
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Last Updated: May 12, 2021, 02:42 PM IST
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The Red Cross warned Wednesday that the surge is pushing hospitals and health systems to the brink of collapse. It said seven out of 10 countries globally that are doubling their infection numbers the fastest are in Asia and the Pacific.
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The International Federation of the Red Cross says coronavirus cases have exploded in Asia in the past two weeks with over 5.9 million new infections. It says more people have been diagnosed with the illness in Asia over the past two weeks than in the Americas, Europe, and Africa combined.